DAVRA and Beyond:
Videos of Central Asian Artists
This program is part of the exhibition, Saodat Ismailova: Other Time and DAVRA research collective on view at JOAN through March 30. On the occasion of this exhibition, DAVRA invited Yuliya Sorokina to curate a selection of films by young Central Asian artists working with moving image, which will be screened from March 21-30 within the installation space. During this talk Sorokina spoke about the film program and focus on the theme of community building in Central Asia through the example of DAVRA.
DAVRA and Beyond: Videos of Central Asian Artists program:
Umida Akhmedova & Oleg Karpov, I want to live, 2010
Surayyo Tuychieva, Generation Next, 2014
Nazira Karimi, Hard to Digest, 2020
Aïda Adilbek, Köbelek, 2023
Zamanbap Art Collective, Winter Theatre, 2024
Saule Dyussenbina, Kazakh Funny Games, 2017-2020
Madina Joldybek, White Noise, 2021
Nazilya Nagimova, Chulpan – the Mother, 2022
Sonata Raiymkulova, Four Stories, 2018
Zhanar Bereketova, Hoope, 2023
JOAN
March 21-30, 2024
Los Angeles, USA
→ Official JOAN page Saodat Ismailova, Other Time and DAVRA Research Collective
Initiator:
Saodat Ismailova
Film program curator:
Yuliya Sorokina
Aïda Adilbek, Köbelek (still), 2023. HD film, color, sound, 2 min. 24 sec.
Nazira Karimi, Hard to Digest, 2020
Nazilya Nagimova, Chulpan – the Mother (still), 2022. HD film, color, sound, 11 min. 26 sec.
Zamanbap Art Collective, Winter Theatre (still), 2024. HD film, color, sound, 11 min. 35 sec.